By Zalman Usiskin

This PDF file presents a chapter of Motivation and Disposition: Pathways to Learning Mathematics (73rd Yearbook) in a downloadable file that preserves the design and layout of the book while allowing users to search and print selected pages.

Chapter 15: Motivating Mathematics Students with Manipulatives: Applying Self-Determination Theory to Intrinsically Motivate Students. Brett D. Jones (Virginia Tech), Lida J. Uribe-Flórez (New Mexico State University), and Jesse L. M. Wilkins (Virginia Tech) consider how self-determination theory can help explain why students are motivated to work on mathematics classroom activities involving manipulatives. They also discuss how educators can use this theory as a framework to become more intentional about using manipulatives to motivate students.

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